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By Jean-Christophe Brunet
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has become a global conflict, with ripple effects in Africa where some young people openly support either Ukraine or Russia.
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By John Buchanan, Professor, Discipline of Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
Even with this increase, Australia’s lowest paid employees will not be earning as much in real terms as they did before the inflationary surge of 2021-2022.
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By Hung Nguyen-Viet, Program Leader (ai), HEALTH at ILRI / CGIAR, International Livestock Research Institute
The world is facing daunting health challenges with the rise of zoonotic diseases – infections that are transmissible from animals to humans. These diseases – which include Ebola, avian flu, COVID-19 and HIV – show how the health and wellbeing of humans, animals and ecosystems are closely connected.
Zoonotic diseases have become more and more common…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Tiananmen Square. June 4th, 1989. © 1989 Stuart Franklin/MAGNUM (New York) – Thirty-six years after the killing of countless peaceful pro-democracy protesters in Beijing, the Chinese government still seeks to erase the memory of the June 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should cease censorship of the crackdown, allow commemorations, provide compensation to the victims’ families, and hold accountable officials responsible for abuses.As in previous years, as the June 4 anniversary approaches, authorities across China are making…
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By Amnesty International
Niger’s authorities should immediately release civil society activist and human rights defender Moussa Tchangari and stop using terrorism-related charges to silence dissent, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), in the framework of the Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders, said […] The post Niger: Six month-long arbitrary detention of human rights defender Moussa Tchangari must end appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Kelly Sansom, Research Associate, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University; Research Associate, Centre for Healthy Ageing, Murdoch University
Peter Eastwood, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and Innovation, Murdoch University
A small proportion of people can do well on only a few hours of sleep a night. Here’s why that might be.
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By Kay Cook, Professor and Associate Dean Research, School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education, Swinburne University of Technology
Adrienne Byrt, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
A damning report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found one third of complainants believe the child support system has become ‘weaponised’ by abusive ex-partners.
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By Anastasia Powell, Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
The results of a landmark longitudinal study into domestic violence paint a grim picture, but they also point to key solutions, especially before men offend.
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By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
Queensland’s new government has set about scrapping clean energy projects. But it’s shaping up as a go-slow period, not a blanket ban.
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